January 15, 2021 — Two bills have been introduced to phase out a tax break for O&G drillers working high-cost natural gas wells. SB 127 by Dallas Democratic State Sen. Nathan Johnson and …
January 15, 2021 — A former Noble Energy executive is the new addition to Marathon Oil‘s board. Brent Smolik, 59, has more than 35 years of experience in O&G, including senior executive positions …
January 15, 2021 — Missouri City Rep. Ron Reynolds has filed HB 714 to establish two Environmental Justice councils to advise state agencies and local governments on how well each state agency and …
January 15, 2021 — District 27 Rep. Ron Reynolds has two different approaches to improving natural gas flaring and venting in Texas, with his HB 896 and HB 897, filed recently. The Missouri …
January 15, 2021 — A plan to raise highway funds from EV and hybrid owners is back in the form of District 88 Rep. Ken King‘s HB 427, which imposes a fee in …
January 15, 2021 — Crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) will be sold over several months of Fiscal 2021, the US Department of Energy (DOE) said Thursday, with at least some …
January 15, 2021 — A port in Ireland is cutting its ties with a Texas company because of environmental policy, and local Green Party members say they’re woke about fracing thanks to a …
January 15, 2021 — The new chairman of the Texas Pipeline Association (TPA) is NuStar‘s Director of Government Affairs Shay Bluntzer. TPA said Mr. Bluntzer’s experience in the industry and work lobbying state, …
January 15, 2021 — Houston’s Camber Energy says it’s completed a second deal with it’s majority owned subsidiary for the purchase of nearly $19 million in common stock. In exchange for the purchase …
January 15, 2021 — The Securities and Exchange Commission launched an investigation of Exxon Mobil Corp. after an employee filed a whistleblower complaint last fall alleging that the energy giant overvalued one of its most important …
January 15, 2021 — French multinational oil company Total is leaving the American Petroleum Institute over irreconcilable differences about climate change, including methane emissions, and politics. The company criticized API for supporting political …
January 14, 2021 — District 125 state Rep. Ray Lopez has filed a bill requiring notification, before an administrative order, to members of the Texas Legislature when environmental-related penalties are assessed by the …
January 14, 2021 — A bill filed by Republican Rep. Ken King creates a new tax on Texas utilities — including co-ops — that generate electricity from any source other than natural gas. …
By Alex Mills January 14, 2021 — On Tuesday, Joseph R. Biden Jr. will take the oath of office and be sworn in as President of the United States of America. During his …
January 14, 2021 — Billionaire Charles Koch‘s political network says it’s going to heavily weigh the actions of Congress members in the day before and after last week’s demonstrations and siege of the …
January 13, 2021 — The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality this week approved penalties totaling $589,640 against 26 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following …
January 12, 2021 — According to data from the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA), the Texas oil and natural gas industry paid $13.9 billion in state and local taxes and state royalties …
January 12, 2021 — The reorganization of Texas Pacific Land Trust, one of the largest landowners in Texas, is complete. Now called Texas Pacific Land Corporation, the revised Delaware corporation has finished receiving …
By Alex Mills Crude oil prices took an unexpected leap last week on the announcement by Saudi Arabia that it was going to reduce oil production by an additional 1 million barrels per …
January 8, 2021 — The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 486 original drilling permits in December 2020 compared to 803 in December 2019. The December 2020 total includes 424 permits …